Would Leeches eat my newt eggs?

[mrbgilson]

At first I thought the worms in my tank were just Detritus worms but they are darker and I am finding them on my plants. Could they be eating/killing my eggs?

 

[JM29]

First, to be sure of the type of worm, it's difficult without photos.
Leeches and planarias can be interested in amphibian eggs, especially if the jelly coat is thin.
In Europe, some leeches will eat eggs, other wont. All planarias seemingly can feed on eggs.
Hydras are also commonly introduced with wild caught daphnias or with plants, but they are not dangerous for eggs.

 

[salamanderkeeper]

I think leeches come in on black worms sometime. Can you show picture of what you have?

 

[mrbgilson]

I think leeches come in on black worms sometime. Can you show picture of what you have?

It is Planaria I figured it out and now we are at war. LOL

 

[Niels D]

You've got "planaria traps", which seem to work great. Personally I don't mind planaria. I think I've experienced only two or three species. None of them delivered an explosion in numbers, I could still harvest eggs and they seem to disappear after a while. I must say that I keep pond and ramshorn snails in all of my tanks, so that could be a reason. There are different stories though.